Blis has today announced an exclusive partnership with O2 that will give clients exceptional accuracy and scale when advertising online. The proposition, Telco-powered Targeting – together with O2, will use aggregated and anonymised customer behaviour data to match websites with audience segments.
Microsoft and O2 are working on a proof-of-concept (PoC) designed to explore the benefits of on-premise Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) within a Private 5G Network, focusing on security and low latency - a new innovation in the UK.
As stores across England reopen from 2nd December, O2 has reviewed the opening hours for each store, opening later and longer wherever possible.
Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) earlier today and both the Galaxy S20 FE and S20 FE 5G are now available to pre-order on O2.
With 59% of people still unsure about visiting – or unable to visit – their local high street, O2 has launched a digital guru service, taking the knowledge and skills of its team of Guru experts online.
BlackBerry Priv, the first Android-powered smartphone by BlackBerry, is now available on O2 via Amazon UK. The smartphone is available on both new contracts and upgrades for £37.50 monthly with zero upfront.
The Nokia 8.3 5G, one of the latest handsets to offer 5G alongside some pretty impressive mid-range specs, is now available to pre-order on O2, ahead of it going on sale on 8th October.
UK competition regulator the CMA has referred the proposed merger of Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with Telefónica’s O2 for an in-depth Phase 2 probe following Virgin and O2’s request that the watchdog move quickly to this stage through a ‘fast-track’ process.
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Virgin Media O2 has opened up Priority to its 5.7 million Virgin Media broadband, TV and landline customers, via the rewards app from O2.
Samsung and O2 have teamed up to build connected 5G ambulances for the NHS. The two companies will begin testing the next-generation ambulances later this month. Eight ambulances from the East of England Ambulance Trust will be equipped with new technologies including support for real-time video and field data collection.
Telefonica UK (O2) has secured a significant share in the latest spectrum auction, investing £448m to obtain 40Mhz of 3.6GHz and 20MHz of 700 MHz FDD.
O2 has become a partner of The Big Night In Appeal, a joint initiative and event which will see the BBC’s biggest charitable partners, BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief, come together for the first time.












